Nonstop flight route between Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY), Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,047 miles (or 9,731 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō and Kindersley Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō and Kindersley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNA / RODN |
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Location: | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°21'6"N by 127°46'9"E |
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Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKY / CYKY |
Airport Name: | Kindersley Regional Airport |
Location: | Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'55"N by 109°10'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Kindersley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2276 feet (694 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- The furthest airport from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (meaning Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- What the Americans captured was a 4,600 feet strip of badly-damaged coral runway.
- The McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II replaced the RF-101 in the reconnaissance role in 1967.
- The Korean War emphasized the need for maintaining a naval presence in Okinawa.
- On 30 June 1959 an F-100 from the wing crashed on Okinawa during a training flight after suffering an engine fire.
- Upon its reassignment to the Pacific Theater, Eighth Air Force was assigned to the U.S.
- Beginning in 1961, the 18th was sending its tactical squadrons frequently to South Vietnam and Thailand, initially with its RF-101 reconnaissance forces, and beginning in 1964 with its tactical fighter forces supporting USAF combat missions in the Vietnam War.
- The closest airport to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of DNA.
- On 7 June 1946, Headquarters Eighth Air Force moved without personnel or equipment to MacDill AAF, Florida.
- Twentieth Air Force became the command and control organization for Kadena on 16 May 1949.
- In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
Facts about Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY):
- The closest airport to Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) is Vermilion Airport (YVG), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) NW of YKY.
- Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,217 miles (16,443 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.